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  Every week Julie Gentile, author of two award-winning books,  108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas  and  How to Stay Calm in Chaos , posts a word of the week and a thoughtful post, related to self-care, to go with it. This week the word is captivate . Take five worthwhile minutes to read what Julie says about  captivate . For more posts about Julie and her books click  HERE . For more posts about self-care, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

Dr. Kristin Wilcox, co-author of the award-winning  Andrew's Awesome Adventure with His ADHD Brain , has penned a column for Medium : "My son with ADHD is going to be great. His Pop-Pop told him so." Check it out! For more posts by and about Kristin and her book, click  HERE . For more posts about ADHD, click  HERE . BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD LITERARY TITAN BOOK AWARD: GOLD MEDAL Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  Excerpt from 108 Yoga and Self-Care Practices for Busy Mamas by Julie Gentile -  Introduction  I wrote what you are about to read at the center of my very full life as a mom of two young children, working full-time as a marketing and communications professional, and leading yoga classes as a certified and registered yoga teacher. At that time, my husband was also working and going to school full time. “Full” is the key word here. With full hearts and full plates, we were bursting with busyness.   Many days pushed me beyond my limits, bringing me to tears of exhaustion and left me wondering if I was living life to my maximum potential. I was overcome with responsibilities that pulled me in multiple directions, but in me remained my ultimate duty to take care of myself. How did I do that as a working mama in an era where I was available via text message, phone, email, and social media?  I called upon my yoga and meditation background to help. It responded loud and clear: Take i

  Here is the back story behind Clean Your Plate! , provided by author Liz Bayardelle: It ’ s a common joke amongst parents to compare the parent you thought you were going to be (before you had kids) to the parent you actually end up being.  Things you thought you would never do or say become commonplace…because we parents say them for a reason.  When I became a parent and heard some of these things (things many well-meaning, truly good parents say) start coming out of my own mouth, I wanted to do a deep dive on the psychological impact of some of these common  ‘ parentisms ’ .  Why do we tell kids to clean their plate? What effect does telling a child to get straight A ’ s have on their academics?  I wanted to know the answer, and thus this book was born.   Each  chapter is about a different common  ‘parents’  and is presented like the  label on a bottle of prescription medication: you have the reason parents say that specific thing to their kids, what effect it’s  supposed  to have,

  Today is Independent Bookstore Day. In lieu of shared posts from one author, as we typically do each day in the blog post, From the Blog Posts of MSI Press Authors, we are presenting tributes from a range of authors in support of their local independent bookstores. From Julia Aziz I adore the independent bookstores in my city of Austin, TX. When I went to BookPeople and told them about the release of Lessons of Labor, they immediately offered to host a book release party and stock my book there. I felt so supported, both as a professional and as a longtime community member. BookPeople continues to be my happy place--a space to rest, read, and discover. Julia Aziz author of Lessons from Labor blog posts by and about Julia Julia's blog From Franki Bagdades blog post on the topic: There is no replacement for entering a space filled with books. Running your hands over glossy covers, flipping through the pages. Hearing someone laugh behind you as they read, a child's "oooh&q

  excerpt from 100 Tips and Tools for Managing Chronic Illness (Charnas) -- Chapter 3. FACING SETBACKS   Tip #22. MOVIES FIRST   On a recent Saturday morning, I desperately wanted to go to the movies, but I had a long list of chores and errands I’d convinced myself I should finish first. I often worry that if I don’t accomplish tasks when I plan them, they won’t be done in time. That morning I decided they all could wait. Sometimes when you live with chronic illness and its complex demands, you need to step back from the daily grind of managing your illness and simply enjoy life. After the bargain matinee, I left the theater ready to face my long list of chores. When we don’t relax or take time to enjoy our lives when we’re able to, we run the risk of losing out on some of life’s pleasures, which are already frequently circumscribed by illness. Creating balance between what we must do to remain functional and enjoying our lives is a constant challenge. Don’t forget to do w

After the mighty rainstorms that swept the West recently, our neighbor's cat, an indoor/outdoor sweetie who comes to visit our indoor cats through the screens on our catio, found a perfect sanctuary, protected from our blustery, late-afternoon winds, yet having a 360-degree view: in the flower box on our deck -- bereft of flowers, washed away by the rains and blown away by the winds. For more Caturday posts, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter  here  or on our  home page . Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. 

  Excerpt from 57 Steps to Paradise  by Patricia Lorenz-- I'd been a single parent of four for five years and I worried about everything. About whether the sump pump would conk out during a big rain and flood my family room when I wasn't home. About wasp's nests in the overhang and broken tree limbs in the gutter. About how I would put four kids through college, three at the same time. About how I would ever find a nice man to date and how sad it would be to grow old alone. One Saturday evening the phone rang. It was a nice man with a deep voice telling me I'd won a free dance lesson. "It's fun, and you'll learn lots of different dance steps," he proclaimed convincingly. “It’s really free?” I asked timidly. “Absolutely!” the man gushed in the key of G. “It’s just our way of introducing you to the wonderful world of dancing.” When I hung up the phone, I could feel my face flush. What if I step on my instructor's toes and make a fool of myself? At c